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Tantraloka [sanskrit text]
by Jun Takashima | 2020 | 46,255 words
The Sanskrit text of the Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta including grammatical analysis, English glossary and comparative print editions. The Tantraloka (“light on Tantra”) was written by Abhinavagupta in the 10th century in Kashmir and represents a major Encyclopedic work in Shaivism dealing with many core aspects and terminology.
Verse 4.133
सहस्रारं भवेच्चक्रं ताभ्यामुपरि संस्थितम् ।
ततश्चक्रात्समुद्भूतं ब्रह्माण्डं तदुदाहृतम् ॥ १३३ ॥
sahasrāraṃ bhaveccakraṃ tābhyāmupari saṃsthitam |
tataścakrātsamudbhūtaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ tadudāhṛtam || 133 ||
The English translation of Tantraloka Verse 4.133 is contained in the book Sri Tantraloka by Satya Prakash Singh & Swami Maheshvarananda. This book is not available online so in order to read the full text and translation you should buy the book:
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Glossary of Sanskrit terms
Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (4.133). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.
Sahasrara, Cakra, Tad, Upari, Samsthita, Tatah, Tata, Samudbhuta, Brahmanda, Tat, Udahrita,
Analysis of Sanskrit grammar
Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Tantraloka Verse 4.133). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.
- Line 1: “sahasrāraṃ bhaveccakraṃ tābhyāmupari saṃsthitam ”
- sahasrāram -
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sahasrāra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]sahasrāra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]sahasrārā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- bhavec -
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√bhū (verb class 1)[optative active third single]
- cakram -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]cakrā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- tābhyām -
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ta (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]ta (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]tā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]tad (noun, neuter)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]sa (noun, masculine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]sā (noun, feminine)[instrumental dual], [dative dual], [ablative dual]
- upari -
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upari (indeclinable postposition)[indeclinable postposition]upari (indeclinable)[indeclinable]
- saṃsthitam -
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saṃsthita (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]saṃsthita (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]saṃsthitā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- Line 2: “tataścakrātsamudbhūtaṃ brahmāṇḍaṃ tadudāhṛtam ”
- tataś -
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tataḥ (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tataḥ (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tataḥ (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (noun, neuter)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]tata (noun, masculine)[nominative single]√tan -> tata (participle, masculine)[nominative single from √tan class 8 verb]sa (noun, masculine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]sā (noun, feminine)[ablative single], [ablative dual], [ablative plural]
- cakrāt -
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cakra (noun, masculine)[adverb], [ablative single]cakra (noun, neuter)[adverb], [ablative single]
- samudbhūtam -
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samudbhūta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]samudbhūta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]samudbhūtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
- brahmāṇḍam -
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brahmāṇḍa (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- tad -
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tad (indeclinable)[indeclinable]tad (indeclinable adverb)[indeclinable adverb]tat (indeclinable correlative)[indeclinable correlative]tad (noun, neuter)[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
- udāhṛtam -
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udāhṛta (noun, masculine)[adverb], [accusative single]udāhṛta (noun, neuter)[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]udāhṛtā (noun, feminine)[adverb]
Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Tantraloka Verse 4.133
Sri Tantraloka (Set of 8 Volumes)
by Paramahansa Mishra (2000)
[श्री तन्त्रालोकः (संस्कृत एवं हिंदी अनुवाद)] Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation; Published by Sampurnanand Sanskrit University; With two commentaries: Viveka (विवेक) by Ācārya Śrī Jayaratha and Nīrakṣīraviveka (नीरक्षीरविवेक) by Paramhans Mishra.
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Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta (with Jnanavati Hindi commentary)
by Radheshyam Chaturvedi (2002)
[आचार्य अभिनवगुप्त द्वारा रचित तंत्रलोक: संस्कृत एवम् हिन्दी अनुवाद (पाँच खंडों में)] Sanskrit Text with Hindi Translation and Commentary; Published by Chaukhambha Vidya Bhawan.
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Sri Tantraloka of Abhinavagupta
by Giriratna Misra (2018)
With Viveka Saṃskṛta Commentary by Rājānaka Jayaratha; Sanskrit Text, Transliteration, Sarveshwari English commentary; With Glossary and Central Idea of Each Śloka; Published by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan
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